VIP Protection vs. Community Safety

A new report by the European Union Agency for Asylum reveals that over 100,000 police officers in Nigeria are assigned to VIPs, leaving ordinary citizens with limited protection. Out of a total police force of 371,800, this has contributed to slow emergency responses, corruption, and weak accountability. Experts and policy advisers, including Hadiza Bala-Usman, have called for reforms to allow private security firms to handle VIP protection, freeing the police to focus on national security and community policing.